Angeles; grandchildren, Jeffrey
Weitzman, Dr. Marcie
(Jonathan) Zoref, Aaron ,
(Caryn) Weitzman, Michael
Berlin, Jason Berlin and Ryan
Berlin; great-grandchildren,
Ethan, Drew and Alex.
Interment at Adat Shalom
Memorial Park Cemetery.
Contributions may be made to
a charity of one's choice.
Arrangements by Dorfman
Chapel.

MARIYA ELBERG, 88, of
Waterford, died Nov. 23, 2005.
She is survived by her son,
Nathan Elberg of Novi; daugh-
ter-in-law, Tatyana Elberg of
Waterford; grandchildren, Irene
and Michael Shotkin; great-
grandchildren, Elizabeth, Paul.
She was the beloved wife of the
late Paul Elb erg.
Contributions may be made
to a charity of one's choice.
Interment at Hebrew Memorial
Park. Arrangements by Hebrew
Memorial Chapel.

HERMAN FEALK, 91, of West
Bloomfield, died Nov. 27, 2005.
He is survived by his beloved
wife, Edith Fealk; daughters
and sons-in-law, Ilene and
David Garfield of Bloomfield
Hills, Shelley and Sheldon Kaye
of Farmington Hills; sister, Jean
Lee of Florida; grandchildren,
Michelle Garfield, Carrie
Garfield, Lindsay Garfield, Jay
(Rachel) Starr, Jared (Ali) Starr;
great-grandson, Abe Starr.
Interment at Beth Moses
Cemetery. Contributions may be
made to a charity of one's
choice. Arrangements by
Dorfman Chapel.

RUTH BLOOM FOX, 83, of
Novi, died Nov. 20, 2005. A
teacher in the Oak Park Schools
for 20 years, Mrs. Fox received
her master's
degree in
environmental
education. She
worked for the
Signal Corps
as a civilian
during World
War II. She
Fox
was an active
member of the Sierra Club,
Michigan Nature Association,

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Earth Justice, Audubon Society,
National Wildlife Association,
World Wildlife Fund, Nature
Conservancy Group and was a
docent at the zoo for 20 years.
Mrs. Fox is survived by her
husband of 60 years, Stephen
Fox of Novi; son and daughter-
in-law, David and Patricia Fox
of Aiken, S.C..; grandchildren,
Pablo Fox and Jessica Fox. She
was the beloved mother of the
late Robert Fox; sister of the
late Dorothy Bloom and the late
Howard Bloom.
Contributions may be made
to Temple Beth El, 7400
Telegraph Road, Bloomfield
Hills, MI 48301. Arrangements
by Ira Kaufman Chapel.

GUIDA GOLBY, 75, of West
Bloomfield, died Nov. 26, 2005.
Originally a speech therapist,
she became a bookkeeper and
controller in the telemarketing
industry and after her retire-
ment she became a book seller
and led book
groups at
Barnes and
Noble. She was
very active
with Council
of Jewish
Women. At the
Detroit
Golby
, Institute of
Arts, where was an active mem-
ber and volunteer, she assisted
with the Art to the Schools pro-
gram and was a docent for over
10 years. She volunteered at the
DIA gift shop and organized the
Day Away program. In addition,
she was a member of Temple
Shir Shalom.
Mrs. Golby is survived by
daughters and sons-in-law, Kim
and Gary Taub of Farmington
Hills; Nancy and John James of
Mesa, Ariz.; grandchildren,
Adam Taub, Amy Taub, Andrew
Bauer, John Matthew James,
Rachel Lighthauser.
Interment at Beth El
Memorial Park Cemetery.
Contributions may be made to
the American Cancer
Society,18505 W. 12 Mile Road,
Southfield, MI 48076 or a chari-
ty of one's choice.
Arrangements by Ira Kaufman
Chapel.

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discount offers to hundreds of
restaurants, theaters, sports,
hotels and events in each locale.
The books — distributed pri-
marily by nonprofit charities and
community organizations, which
sold them for fund-raising —
have generated close to $1 billion

ughes L. Potiker, the
entrepreneur and philan-
thropist who founded the
two-for-one Entertainment dis-
count coupon book empire, died
Nov. 25, 2005, in La Jolla, Calif.,
at age 80.
Born and educated in Detroit,
Mr. Potiker served in the Army
Air Corps during World War II.
He later earned bachelor of arts
and law degrees at Wayne State
University.
After several years of law
practice, he and his wife, Sheila,
founded Entertainment
Publications Inc., the world's
leading publisher of promotion-
al discount programs. During
his 30-year tenure as president
and CEO, the company became
a public corporation and
Entertainment discount books
became a household word in
more than 120 geographic areas
in the United States, Canada and
abroad providing introductory

MICHAEL GOODMAN, 89, of
Southfield, died Nov. 23, 2005.
He enjoyed a long-standing
membership with the Knights
of Pythias.
Mr.
Goodman is
survived by
his wife of 31
years, Dolores;
sisters-in-law
and brother-
in-law,
Goodman
Marlyse Boes,
Judith and
John Rice; special cousins, Dr.
Arnold and Diane Gartner,
Jessica and Joey Gartner, Mark
and Dale Wasserman, Morry
and Richi Wasserman. He was
the dear brother of the late
Jack.
Contributions may be made
to Alzheimer's Association,
20300 Civic Center Drive, #100,
Southfield, MI 48076 or City of
Hope, 6960 Orchard Lake Road,
Suite #209, West Bloomfield, MI

Hughes Potiker

for these charities. In 1992, the
company was sold and is now a
division of Interactive
Corporation.
After retirement from
Entertainment Publications, Mr.

48322. Interment at Hebrew
Memorial Park. Arrangements
by Hebrew Memorial Chapel.

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HAROLD H. GORDON, 80, of
Miami, Fla., and West
Bloomfield, died Nov. 23, 2005.
He went to Detroit Central High
School. When he was 18, he
joined the Army and served in
the Philippines during World
War II. He was a driver of an
amphibious vehicle that was
used for landings on the islands
in the South Pacific. His rank
was corporal.
After the war, he went to the
Detroit College of Law on the GI
bill and received his bachelor of
law degree in the early 1950s.
While he was in law school, he
sold houses. With Louis Begin,
he started the Gordon-Begin
Company, which became his
life's occupation. The company
built houses in Livonia
Michigan and then apartments
in Madison Heights. Eventually

Potiker turned his entrepreneur-
ial spirit to philanthropy in both
Detroit and San Diego. Among
his accomplishments were the
establishment of the Hughes and
Sheila Potiker Theater at the La
Jolla Playhouse, the Potiker
Family Senior Residence, the
transitional Hillel House at
University of California at San
Diego and the Cultural Arts wing
of the San Diego Jewish
Community Center. He also
served on the boards of a num-
' ber of artistic and charitable
organizations and was an active
contributor to many including
the Jewish federations of Detroit
and San Diego.
Mr. Potiker is survived by wife,
Sheila; daughter and son-in-law,
Joni Potiker Brown and Michael;
sons and daughters-in-law
Lowell Potiker and Julie, and
Brian Potiker and Gwen, all of
southern California; seven
grandchildren.
Local arrangements by Ira
Kaufman Chapel. Services were
in California. I I

they diversified, building com-
mercial real estate in Florida as
well.
Mr. Gordon endowed a schol-
arship fund at the Detroit
College of Law for an annual
need based scholarship for a
minority student. He con-
tributed to many other charities
as well.
He is survived by his wife,
Marion Gordon; son, Ken
Gordon of Denver, Colo.; daugh-
ters, Patti Gordon of Miami and
Wendy Koenigsberg of Miami;
grandchildren, Benjamin
Gordon, Windy (Chris) Cook
and Daniel Koenigsberg; broth-
ers and sisters-in-law, Dr.
Marvin and Sylvia Gordon of
Franklin, Dr. Seymour and
Marilyn Gordon of Franklin.
Interment at Clover Hill Park
Cemetery. Contributions may be
made to the Harold H. Gordon
Scholarship Fund at Cooley Law

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